Research
January 9, 2015
Art Basel
By Nancy Buckley
The retail art business is dramatically switching gears from a gallery-driven business to an online and direct-to-artist industry with 30 percent of affluent consumers purchasing online, according to a new report from Unity Marketing.
{"ct":"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","iv":"55f3f784aef1429c4fa09d90f9e305c6","s":"94c6e0a7bdab3f9e"}
Share your thoughts. Click here